My migraine recipe

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I tend to get migraines a lot. I get bad ones sometimes that makes it so I cannot drive. Thankfully my oldest is now 15 so if there is somewhere, we MUST be, she can drive, and I can ride passenger. If it is a particularly nasty one, I take my “cure” and go back to bed. I usually wake up a couple hours later with it gone. The thing I struggle with the most is figuring out what sets them off, so I know what to avoid. My symptoms, so far, are light sensitivity, increased sensitivity to smell, noise sensitivity, pain in my teeth, and nausea. I still get the spins with some of them. I have a page in the back of my planner where I track them. I put the date, whatever symptoms I have, what the possible trigger was, and where exactly it is hurting. I have stickers for my symptoms, so it is also a matter of looking at the legend and using the corresponding sticker when I am tracking. I have not been getting them as much lately but that is because I am learning triggers and avoiding them. When I am done with school and in a normal job again, I will probably end up with them happening more frequently again. My migraine recipe is 2 aspirin, 2 Tylenol, 2 ibuprofens, and either an energy drink or 2 caffeine pills. I then go back to sleep for a minimum of 2 hours. This usually kicks the migraine, and I can then function again.